Various images showing plant and root phenotypes of geralt mutant Arabidopsis plants

A helping hand....🆘

Agnieszka K Banaś et al. have identified a plant-specific photolyase/blue-light receptor 2 family protein termed GERALT, which is critical for the early development and function of #chloroplasts in #Arabidopsis 🌱

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#PlantSciences

Go back billions of years ago to when #eukaryotic cells first evolved with our paper model! See how cells developed a nuclear membrane and gained #mitochondria & #chloroplasts. Find out more here: buff.ly/csCyqdD

#EduSky #eukaryotes #iteachbio #nucleus #endosymbiosis

Unraveling design principles of protein landscapes in photosynthetic membranes in plant chloroplasts Proteins in photosynthetic membranes are organized by local and global forces, controlled by the mixture of PSII supercomplexes.

Unraveling design principles of #protein landscapes in #photosynthetic #membranes in plant #chloroplasts

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#PlantSci #Photosynthesis @science.org @sciencemagazine.bsky.social @andrea9292.bsky.social @ripeproject.bsky.social @chlorodjinn.bsky.social @royalsociety.org

All about Energy-Transducing Organelles.
2026 Gordon Research Conference on Mitochondria & Chloroplasts.
#chloroplasts
#mitochondria
#kleptoplasts
#apicoplasts

A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.

Rare #photosynthesizing Elysia chlorotica, an animal-plant #hybrid, found off Nova Scotia [via CBC] 🧪🥼🌊🐌🍃❗

'crinkly-looking back unfurls a stunning, emerald green “leaf,” complete with pale “veins” branching outward from the centre.'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#sea #slug #steals #chloroplasts

Simple leaf model diagram demonstrating chloroplast movement during blue light induction period.

The avoidance movement of #chloroplasts is linked to the lens effect of leaf epidermal cells

Changqing Gan, et al.

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#PlantScience

This review highlights #apocarotenoids, derived from cis-carotenes, as candidates for plastid biogenesis-related retrograde signals. Although research has largely focused on #chloroplasts, emerging evidence points to distinct retrograde signaling pathways in other plastids types.

What are grana in chloroplasts of vascular plants good for?

🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published review ‘What are grana in chloroplasts of vascular plants good for?’ in @annbot by Malgorzata Krysiak and co-authors. 🧵(1/8)

👉 doi.org/p7r3

#PlantScience #Photosynthesis #Chloroplasts #PlantPhysiology #AoBpapers

Evolutionary refinement of mitochondrial and plastid targeting sequences coincides with the late diversification of land plants Abstract. Plastids and mitochondria are key to plant survival and adaptation. The evolutionary progress of land plants (embryophytes) witnessed gene and ge

The evolution of land plants involved a charge-based adaption in the targeting sequences for #mitochondria and #chloroplasts and the origin of their de/phosphorylation.

#science 🧪

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Figure 1 showing 8 graphs (labelled a-h) that demonstrate the different light response curves of PSII and PSI parameters in the leaves of WT and aox1a before and after 2 h-HL treatment. ETRII (a and b), the fraction of open PSII center (qL; c and d), the regulated energy dissipation of PSII center [Y(NPQ); e and f], and the non-photochemical quenching due to donor side limitation of PSI [Y(ND); g and h].

Sink-chronised team work by organelles...

Konishi and Noguchi show how the mitochondrial respiratory chain helps alleviate pressure from high-light stress on photosynthetic electron transport activity of #chloroplasts by acting as an electron sink ⚡

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

#PlantScience

🚀 Excited to share our new publication in Lab on a Chip!

Our article “Parallel DLD Microfluidics for Chloroplast Isolation and Sorting” has just been accepted 👉 lnkd.in/d3Z93fRA

#Microfluidics #LabOnAChip #PlantBiotechnology #Chloroplasts #Innovation

Coming out in @NaturePlants today (rdcu.be/eBScJ): The mechanism for essential amino acid transport across the chloroplast envelope. We identified RETICULATA1 (RE1) as a new type of transport protein. #PlantScience #AminoAcidTransport #Chloroplasts. @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social

Published in Horticulture Research, the study reveals that StRFP1binds to StGPT1 on the endoplasmic reticulum and promotes its accumulation in chloroplasts, where it triggers robust immune responses.
#Plant immunity #Chloroplasts
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/u...

Genome blaze: engineering chilli pepper chloroplasts for sustainable production of capsaicinoids through organellar genome editing We present recent advances for genetic improvement of Chilli peppers, of which consumption has increased globally due to capsaicinoids, a specialized compound with potential health benefits.

Excited to share🆕article " #Genome 🧬blaze: #engineering chilli #pepper🌶️ #chloroplasts for sustainable production⚖️ of #capsaicinoids through organellar genome #editing✂️" is out in ‘Plant Biology’ @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social 🎉🎊🥳

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@plantteaching.bsky.social

In the journal Horticulture Research, the paper reveals how the enzyme StRFP1facilitates the chloroplast accumulation of the transporter StGPT1by tagging it with ubiquitin at the endoplasmic reticulum.
#Endoplasmic reticulum #Chloroplasts
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/u...

Solar-Powered Slug Steals Chloroplasts and Stores Them for Emergency Food A certain species of sea slug steals chloroplasts from algae and houses its contraband in special organelles that it can raid for food in times of need

Solar-Powered Slug Steals Chloroplasts and Stores Them for Emergency Food #Science #Biology #Zoology #Chloroplasts #Photosynthesis #SolarPower

Exciting NEW MODEL! Evolution of Eukaryotic Cells!
Covers how the nucleus formed & how aerobic #prokaryotes & #cyanobacteria were ingested to become the #mitochondria & #chloroplasts. Learn more here: buff.ly/3finULA

#EduSky #iteachbio #evolution #cells #cellbiology #endosymbiosis

Diagram of a chloroplast and endoplasmic reticulum with illustrated flow diagrams to illustrate chloroplast protein translocation complexes and their regulation.

#Chloroplasts import 3,000+ nucleus-encoded proteins via TOC/TIC complexes and a motor system. This new #FreeAccess review highlights structural advancements, insights into #protein quality control and retrograde signaling, and more!
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience 🔓

Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential structures responsible for the photosynthesis that sustains life on Earth by prod...

Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in #plant #cells helps regulate #photosynthesis

#transporters #chloroplasts #TOC33_protein #CTR1_kinase

phys.org/news/2025-03...

Doesn't endosymbiosis blow your mind? #Mitochondria & #chloroplasts somehow became part of larger cells that then gave rise to plants & animals. Learn more about them here:
Mitochondrion: bit.ly/3mdX8Pb
Chloroplast: bit.ly/34NTGRX

#EduSky #SciTeachUK #iteachbio #mitochondrion #chloroplast

Compare #photosynthesis & #cellularrespiration with paper models! Make #chloroplasts & #mitochondria, move molecules around with our photosynthesis light reactions & electron transport chain models, then look at the Calvin & Krebs cycles! Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2uHz5m2

#EduSky #iteachbio

CHUP1 restricts chloroplast movement and effector‐triggered immunity in epidermal cells Chloroplast Unusual Positioning 1 (CHUP1) plays an important role in the chloroplast avoidance and accumulation responses in mesophyll cells. In epidermal cells, prior research showed silencing CH...

🌱 Savithramma Dinesh-Kumar contributed to an article on how CHUP1 regulates chloroplast anchoring and movement, balancing defense responses and immunity in plant epidermal cells.
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#PlantBiology #Chloroplasts #Immunity

#microbiology #biology #leaf #plant #cells #chloroplasts #microscope

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#3d #Apoptosis #Atp #Celladhesionmolecules #Cellcycle #Celldifferentiation #Celldivision #Centrioles #Chloroplasts #Chromatin #biology #medical #longevity #crispr #dna #rna #protein

New Cancer Discovery Releases “Brakes” On Immune System To Treat Stubborn Tumors Observing how sunlight affects skin led scientists down the path to new cancer treatments.

The #protein found in 1...could help #chloroplasts in 2.
www.iflscience.com/new-cancer-d...

Photosynthesis In Animal Cells Achieved For The First Time Using Implanted Chloroplasts The researchers are now calling these plant-animal hybrids "planimal" cells.

The #protein found in 1...could help #chloroplasts in 2.
www.iflscience.com/photosynthes...
www.iflscience.com/new-cancer-d...

Photosynthesis In Animal Cells Achieved For The First Time Using Implanted Chloroplasts The researchers are now calling these plant-animal hybrids "planimal" cells.

The #protein found in 1...could help #chloroplasts in 2.
www.iflscience.com/new-cancer-d...
www.iflscience.com/photosynthes...

Interesting review by Catherall et al. (2024) to learn about the #pyrenoid based CO2-concentrating mechanisms in eukaryotic #algae and the recent progress toward engineering #Chlamydomonas pyrenoid architecture in #Arabidopsis #chloroplasts 🌱. #PlantScience #Microalgae

🌱 New discovery! @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social scientists reveal how Selaginella plants import nucleus-encoded tRNAs into chloroplasts to support photosynthesis—an evolutionary twist for sustaining life. Read in PNAS ! 🌍🔬 #PlantScience #Chloroplasts
▶️ pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are create...

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert #chloroplasts isolated from algae into #animal #cells, a feat that could #revolutionize #sustainable #energy and how #artificial #meat and #organs are created.